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AU vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, FNV, and KGC

Should you buy AngloGold Ashanti stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AngloGold Ashanti with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AngloGold Ashanti include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), Franco-Nevada (FNV), and Kinross Gold (KGC). These companies are all part of the "mining - gold" industry.

How does AngloGold Ashanti compare to Royal Gold?

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Royal Gold pays out 22.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years.

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Royal Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AngloGold Ashanti has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. AngloGold Ashanti is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Royal Gold$1.31B13.37$467.27M$8.3924.53
AngloGold Ashanti$11.17B3.82$2.64B$6.8212.38

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Royal Gold has a net margin of 48.59% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 31.11%. AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity of 36.41% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal Gold48.59% 12.63% 9.99%
AngloGold Ashanti 31.11%36.41%23.85%

Royal Gold currently has a consensus price target of $273.64, suggesting a potential upside of 32.96%. AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.62%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Royal Gold
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
AngloGold Ashanti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

In the previous week, Royal Gold had 3 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Royal Gold and 6 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.47 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Royal Gold
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AngloGold Ashanti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Royal Gold beats AngloGold Ashanti on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AngloGold Ashanti compare to Agnico Eagle Mines?

AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 39.46% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 31.11%. AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity of 36.41% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AngloGold Ashanti31.11% 36.41% 23.85%
Agnico Eagle Mines 39.46%21.09%15.27%

AngloGold Ashanti currently has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.62%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $236.08, suggesting a potential upside of 45.67%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AngloGold Ashanti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Agnico Eagle Mines
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AngloGold Ashanti$11.17B3.82$2.64B$6.8212.38
Agnico Eagle Mines$13.54B5.99$4.46B$10.6415.23

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 14 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 6 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.47 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AngloGold Ashanti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Agnico Eagle Mines
14 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 16.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats AngloGold Ashanti on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AngloGold Ashanti compare to Alamos Gold?

Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Alamos Gold pays out 6.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Alamos Gold has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

AngloGold Ashanti has higher revenue and earnings than Alamos Gold. AngloGold Ashanti is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamos Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alamos Gold$1.81B8.32$885.80M$2.5114.27
AngloGold Ashanti$11.17B3.82$2.64B$6.8212.38

64.3% of Alamos Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Alamos Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alamos Gold has a net margin of 51.24% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 31.11%. AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity of 36.41% beat Alamos Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alamos Gold51.24% 18.03% 12.42%
AngloGold Ashanti 31.11%36.41%23.85%

In the previous week, AngloGold Ashanti had 3 more articles in the media than Alamos Gold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti and 3 mentions for Alamos Gold. Alamos Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.47 indicating that Alamos Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alamos Gold
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AngloGold Ashanti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Alamos Gold currently has a consensus target price of $50.67, suggesting a potential upside of 41.44%. AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.62%. Given Alamos Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alamos Gold is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alamos Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AngloGold Ashanti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Summary

Alamos Gold beats AngloGold Ashanti on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AngloGold Ashanti compare to Franco-Nevada?

Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

AngloGold Ashanti has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. AngloGold Ashanti is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franco-Nevada$1.82B22.72$1.11B$7.1030.24
AngloGold Ashanti$11.17B3.82$2.64B$6.8212.38

77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus price target of $271.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.22%. AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus price target of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.62%. Given AngloGold Ashanti's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AngloGold Ashanti is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
AngloGold Ashanti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Franco-Nevada pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franco-Nevada has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 65.12% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 31.11%. AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity of 36.41% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada65.12% 18.10% 16.82%
AngloGold Ashanti 31.11%36.41%23.85%

In the previous week, AngloGold Ashanti had 1 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti and 5 mentions for Franco-Nevada. AngloGold Ashanti's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.43 indicating that AngloGold Ashanti is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
AngloGold Ashanti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Franco-Nevada beats AngloGold Ashanti on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AngloGold Ashanti compare to Kinross Gold?

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Kinross Gold pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Kinross Gold presently has a consensus target price of $38.81, suggesting a potential upside of 50.11%. AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus target price of $112.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.62%. Given Kinross Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kinross Gold is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kinross Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.87
AngloGold Ashanti
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Kinross Gold had 2 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kinross Gold and 6 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. Kinross Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.47 indicating that Kinross Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kinross Gold
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AngloGold Ashanti
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kinross Gold has a net margin of 35.99% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 31.11%. AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity of 36.41% beat Kinross Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kinross Gold35.99% 32.47% 22.37%
AngloGold Ashanti 31.11%36.41%23.85%

AngloGold Ashanti has higher revenue and earnings than Kinross Gold. Kinross Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AngloGold Ashanti, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kinross Gold$7.05B4.37$2.39B$2.3610.96
AngloGold Ashanti$11.17B3.82$2.64B$6.8212.38

Summary

Kinross Gold beats AngloGold Ashanti on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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AU vs. The Competition

MetricAngloGold AshantiMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$42.64B$11.49B$4.67B$22.99B
Dividend Yield5.03%1.55%4.97%4.08%
P/E Ratio12.3811.2522.1030.29
Price / Sales3.8215.307,035.1792.46
Price / Cash8.8812.6024.1818.46
Price / Book4.306.679.014.61
Net Income$2.64B$719.98M$156.92M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-8.09%-8.87%-4.71%-1.80%
1 Month Performance-21.18%-15.75%-5.26%-1.20%
1 Year Performance83.71%57.08%58.67%21.30%

AngloGold Ashanti Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AU
AngloGold Ashanti
4.5091 of 5 stars
$84.45
+0.4%
$112.00
+32.6%
+82.7%$42.64B$11.17B12.3812,634
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.7625 of 5 stars
$217.86
-2.9%
$273.64
+25.6%
+17.1%$19.05B$1.03B25.9730
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.7101 of 5 stars
$176.66
-3.5%
$236.08
+33.6%
+38.5%$91.66B$13.54B16.6018,216
AGI
Alamos Gold
4.7659 of 5 stars
$39.61
-2.9%
$50.67
+27.9%
+32.9%$17.13B$1.81B15.783,234
FNV
Franco-Nevada
4.3865 of 5 stars
$228.28
-1.1%
$271.00
+18.7%
+30.7%$44.49B$1.82B32.1540

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